UPPSC PCS 2020 Prelims Exam Analysis October 11

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The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) had conducted the UPPSC PCS Prelims 2020 exam in October 11, 2020. The Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services (PCS) Examination, 2020, and Assistant Conservator of Forest (A.C.F.) / Range Forest Officer (R.F.O.) Services Examination is to select eligible graduates towards the state civil service cadres. The PCS selection has two stages of written examination followed by the personal interview. Lakhs of candidates appeared for the prelims 2020 examination in two shifts for General Studies (GS) Paper 1 and GS Paper 2 (CSAT). Observing the students feedback, the difficulty level of UPPSC PCS prelims 2020 was of Moderate level. Let’s examine the prelims exam in detail, with expected and previous year cut-off scores, and exam pattern.

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UPPSC Upper Subordinate Service Posts

SL No	Post Name	Essential Education Qualification
1	Sub Registrar, Assistant Prosecuting Officer (Transport)	Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB)
2	District Basik Shiksha Adhikari / Associate DIOS and Other equivalent administrative posts, District Administrative Officer	Master Degree in Any Subject in Any Recognized University in India.
3	District Audit Officer (Revenue Audit)	Bachelor Degree in Commerce B.Com Degree in Any Recognized University in India.
4	Assistant Controller Legal Measurement (Grade-I) / Assistant Controller Legal Measurement (Grade-II)	Bachelor Degree in Science (Physics) OR Mechanical Engineer Degree.
5	Assistant Labour Commissioner	Bachelor Degree in Arts with Sociology or Economics as a subject or Commerce/ Law.
6	District Programme Officer	Bachelor Degree in Sociology or Social Science or Home Science or Social Work.
7	Senior Lecturer, DIET	Master Degree in Any Subject with B.Ed Exam Passed in Any Recognized University in India.
8	District Probation Officer	Master Degree Degree in Psychology or Sociology or Social Work or any qualification equivalent thereto or PG Diploma in any branch of Social Work from any recognized Institute of Social Work.
9	Designated Officer / Food Safety Officer	Master Degree in Chemistry as one of the subjects OR At least one of qualification prescribed for direct recruitment to the Post of Food Safety Officer given as below Bachelors Degree in Food Technology or Dairy Technology or Biotechnology OR Oil Technology or Agricultural Science OR Veterinary Sciences or Bio-Chemistry OR Microbiology OR Post Graduate Degree in Chemistry OR Degree in Medicine from a recognised University OR any other equivalent/ recognised
10	Statistical Officer	Master Degree in Mathematics or Mathematical Statistics or Statistics or Agricultural Statistics.
11	Labour Enforcement Officer	Bachelor Degree with Economics or Sociology or commerce and Post Graduate Diploma or Postgraduate Degree in Law / Labour relation / Labour welfare / Labour Law / Commerce / Sociology / Social work / Social welfare / Trade Management / Personnel Management.
12	Child Development Project Officer	Bachelor Degree Sociology or Social Work or Home Science or any qualification in Any Recognized University in India.
13	Assistant Conservator of Forest	Bachelor’s degree with at least one of the subject namely Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Geology, Forestry, Statistics or a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from a University or equivalent
14	Range Forest Officer	Bachelor’s Degree with two or more of the subjects, namely Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Forestry, Geology, Agriculture, Statistics, Horticulture and Environment or Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Science from a University or its equivalent

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PCS Selection Process

The UPPSC Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services, and Assistant Conservator of Forest / Range Forest Officer Services Examination, has three successive stages viz:-

Preliminary Examination (Objective Multiple Choice)
Main Examination (Conventional Written examination)
Viva- Voce (Personality Test)

Preliminary Examination Pattern

Paper

Total Questions

Maximum Marks

Time Duration

Paper-1: General Studies I

150

200 marks

02 Hours

(9.30 am -11.30 am)

Paper-2: General Studies II (CSAT)

100

200 marks

02 Hours

(2.30am – 4.30 pm)

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Main Examination

Paper	Maximum Marks
Hindi Language	150 marks
Essay	150 marks
General Studies Paper-1	200 marks
General Studies Paper-2	200 marks
General Studies Paper-3	200 marks
General Studies Paper-4	200 marks
Optional Paper-1	200 marks
Optional Paper-2	200 marks
Total	1500 marks

For each paper, the exam duration is 03 hrs.

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UPPSC PCS Prelims Exam Analysis 2020

The Uttar Pradesh PSC PCS prelims exam, October 11, 2020 had moderate level questions without any visible changes in the exam pattern.

Paper	Number of questions	Good Attempts	Difficulty level
General Studies I	150	120-128	Moderate to difficult
General Studies II (CSAT)	100	75-80	Moderate

General Studies: I

SL No	Topic	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level
1	Indian History	15	Easy to Moderate
2	Freedom Struggle	9	Moderate
3	Geography	18	Moderate
4	International Affairs	4	Moderate
5	Indian Polity	20	Moderate
6	Environment and Ecology	13	Easy to Moderate
7	Indian Economy	10	Moderate to Difficult
8	Reports and Ranks	4	Moderate
9	Uttar Pradesh Specific Questions	9	Easy to Moderate
10	Current Affairs	20	Easy to Moderate
11	Others	4	Easy to Moderate
14	General Science	13	Moderate
15	Government Policies	11	Moderate

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General Studies II (CSAT)

SL No	Topic	Difficulty Level
1	Reading Comprehension	Moderate
2	Communication Skill	Moderate
3	Reasoning Ability	Moderate
4	Decision Making	Moderate
5	Logical Reasoning	Moderate
6	Numerical Ability	Moderate
7	General English	Easy to Moderate
8	General Hindi	Easy to Moderate

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UPPSC PCS 2020 Prelims Expected Cut-off Score

Category	UPPSC Expected Cut Off
General	120-128
OBC	120-128
ST	105-112
SC	100-108

UPPSC UPPER SUBORDINATE SERVICE 2020

Previous Year Prelims cut-off Score: 2018

Category	Cut Off Scores (out of 200 marks)
General	126
OBC	126
ST	112
SC	90

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